Reducing Overwhelm & Cognitive Load as a
Neurodivergent Mum
Cognitive overwhelm isn’t a personal weakness. It’s a sign your load is too heavy.
You are not broken.
You're holding more than one brain should.
Understanding the Cognitive Load of
Neurodivergent Mums
For neurodivergent mums, cognitive load builds quietly and constantly —
not because you’re disorganised or incapable, but because it can be genuinely hard to:
Manage Executive Functioning
Manage appointments
Meet deadlines
Switch between roles
Make constant decisions
Remember all the things
Find everything
Plan ahead constantly
Carry the Emotional Load
Advocating for your kid(s)
Advocating for yourself
Hold space for your kid(s)
Helping them regulate
Regulate yourself
Meet social & emotional demands
Doing all the research
Quiet the Inner Narrative
Manage racing thoughts
Silence the inner critic
Stop the spirals
Let go of doubt & guilt
Worry they will be OK
Manage grief & resentment
Feel like you are enough
Cognitive load isn’t just about tasks.
It’s the weight of thinking, planning, and holding everything together for everyone else - all the time.
What Reducing Cognitive Load Can Look Like
for Neurodivergent Mums
Neuroaffirming Emotional Regulation
We learn to recognise where you are in your nervous system and how to gently shift state.
Because when your nervous system is dysregulated, thinking is harder.
Support to Sort the Chaos
We help your brain work out what truly matters in the noise.
Because our time, energy, and attention is limited.
Reducing Demands and Expectations
We explore 'good enough' and where expectations, obligations, and pressure can be eased.
Because everything you carry in your mind has weight.
Simplification Systems That Fit Your Brain
We create simple systems that support executive functioning and reduce remembering.
Because your brain works best when it doesn’t have to hold everything.
Setting Boundaries Around What You Carry
Rather than managing emotions in isolation, we explore what’s underneath them and what can change.
Because life doesn’t have to hurt to be meaningful.
Introducing the Overwhelm Detox
If this page resonated, you don’t have to hold it all on your own.
The Overwhelm Detox was made after years helping mums just like you to lighten the load.
It’s a gentle, practical course designed to help you reduce cognitive load in small, meaningful ways.
Simple strategies and supports in less than 10 minutes a day.
It isn’t about fixing you or pushing through. All you need is 10 minutes a day.
When everything feels heavy, it’s not time to push harder.
It’s time to put something down.
You don’t have to fix your life to feel relief. Small shifts can make a real difference.
simple, neuroaffirming support you can move through at your own pace.
If you’re feeling unsure, or think you might need more support, you’re not alone.
A no pressure space to work out what is right for you.
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